Welcome to Virginia's largest HO Scale model railroad club. Our layout features 16 scale miles of double-track mainline, multiple sidings, marshaling yards, and 247 turnouts. We use DCC or DC controls, so take the adventure of a lifetime and view various industrial complexes, picturesque scenery and the chance to be a part of a phenomenon which served as the backbone of the growth and expansion of this country.

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Tools to Help You Apply a Small Drop of Glue

(Geoff Holman)

How many times have you needed to apply a very small amount of glue to parts that need repair or assembly on you HO Scale models? We all have experienced the frustration of finding "the right" tool to help us with this task. Recently, I came across a great tool that will help you with this task. It's called "The Glue Looper," and it will allow you to put glue exactly where you need it. It will fit in virtually any hobby knife handle that uses a flat clemping vise and is extremely easy to use. Another cool thing, it's made in the USA. Check out this short video and see for yourself.

Take it from me, I picked up a couple of them and they are well worth the money. Check it out!

Painting and Weathering Using Common Household Items

(article from Model-Train-Tips.com)

Always on the lookout for cost effective ways to enhance their model railroad layouts, modelers continue to come up with unique methods for weathering. Painting Here’s a tip where Palmer Schatell describes one way he paints some components of his layout: When airbrushing HO [cars & engines], with a little hand molding, the soft cardboard rolls that toilet paper comes on fits into the cars and locomotive bodies and provides a way of holding these objects. I used the cap from a spray can fastened to the center of an inexpensive Lazy Susan to allow me to turn the bodies without having … [Read more...]